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Appeals Court Rules Farmers Cannot Sue Monsanto — If Monsanto Cannot Sue Them
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that organic and non-GMO farmers and seed company plaintiffs cannot bring a lawsuit against Monsanto, because the biotech giant has committed to not suing them.
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Immigration Enforcement or Folly: Are We Deporting the Worst of the Worst?
“Prosecutorial discretion” is an immigration enforcement reform designed to target the criminal elements within undocumented communities. But is it actually working like that?
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The Judicial Lynching of Bradley Manning
The documents that detail the crimes, torture and killing Manning revealed, because they are classified, have been barred from discussion in court, effectively removing the fundamental issue of war crimes from the trial.
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Our Historic Challenge: Supporting the Moral Actions of Edward Snowden
In Washington, where the state of war and the surveillance state are one and the same, top officials have begun to call for Edward Snowden’s head.
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The NSA, Surveillance and the Chronic State of Terror
Why would a court order, or the government that created it, or the major telecommunication company that enforced it, have a problem discussing details of the agreement if their intentions were as sacred as they claimed?
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75% of Journalists Turned Away From Covering Manning Trial
The courtroom and media center for the Bradley Manning trial were the sites of a virtual state of siege this week, as the Army press corps denied credentials to the media that would have vastly increased coverage.
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Bradley Manning Is Guilty of “Aiding the Enemy” — If the Enemy Is Democracy
When the deceptive operation of the warfare state can’t stand the light of day, truth-tellers are a constant hazard. And culpability must stay turned on its head.
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The New State Agitprop Film About Wikileaks
The film does a grave disservice to whistleblowers Julian Assange and Bradley Manning.
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A Baby Born in Parts of Ohio is More Likely to Die than One Born in North Korea or the Gaza Strip
Infant mortality rates higher than those of countries like Japan or Sweden are one thing— but North Korea? The Gaza Strip?
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"Our Forests Aren’t Fuel": A Campaign to Stop Burning America's Southern Woods
Forests in the American South are being logged and burned to generate electricity, and the region is now the largest exporter of wood pellets in the world.